Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-24
TIE LEADING OUTLAW BILLED.

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excitement prevailed. The women and
childien rushed t. the railroad station,
seeking that protection There which seemed
TO be DENIED Them at th-ir homes. The
eursiug Of the men, yelling Of the chiliTen.
and CRYING ana scream OF Vie women
formed a scene Of confusion which is rarely
WITH esse ed more than once in aliielimc. For
more tban an hour was tic fight kept up IA
This Style, when Craig l0!llycr thinking
his position becoming TO-, cure. attempted
10 get TO the woods from the rear OF the
hotel with Andy ToIliver. rhi, ioohardy
act cost Craig bis lite, for jus; rs re and
ANDY succeeded IN getting hundred yards
from the house the be.ieging party poured
regular voey IOtO them, slightly would
ing ANDY. Craig TOliyer fell dead, pierced
by four bullets. two Of which eutered his
head and two his breast. Andy made his
escape.
Bud Tolliyer had been mortallg wound
ed at the iir.t ire. and was Carried 10 q l0t'
whore be died. Then The battle began 10
earnest. The beslegers got a close 10 the
bonse os they could and poured yOllcy after
yolley into the building. An TO no eject,
bnN,ycr. other than performing the build
ing. Jaw Toilivtr aud Cooper stayed ia t1p
house nearly two hours, when, thinking a
Uould be b. their advantage 10 leave, tdey
a.tenpts d 10 escape. Just after leaving the
sh.lfer Of the house q number Of the posse
ySbo had been concealed behind a piic Of
humber sDrane out and fred deadly Vollcy
AT the twomcu. They bob fell 10 thc
ground and died in . few minutes.
A. soon a. sheriff lIogge saw that there
was no further resistance te had The dca
bodies Of the dt,peTadOts taken to the re'i-
dtnee Of Craig TollNer and placed on the
floor Of the porch. \ passenger train was
due AZ Morehoad about the time hShtiny
began, and detail OF the posse was semitic
A,g il. This was done, and the train
was backed about half mule from
the town, WhtTC il stood for more
than tHO hours before the sheriff
yyould allow il 10 proceed. Wien II
Gpally pulled into the station al Moreheaa
ehoui thirty OF forty Of the posse, carrying
mir nre,,y new Wipcheslefs, boarded the
,ars. Their appearance caused great con.
Siernaiiop among the passengers. Several
of the laOies tainted, ana many OF the men
III the train rather huTTltOly. The object
of he pOSSe wa soon fOun1 TO be the ind
ing q Andy TOlllycr, who had escaped.
After searching The train thoroughly and
failing 10 find their man they quietly left
the cars. and those Of the frightened pas.
stugefs VIC had run out returned 10 thelT
seats.
The sheriff's posse wSs composed OF The
best mCu In The county OF Rowan, ana we're
sll sober, quiet farmers, who appeared TO
know their duty aud were not afraid TO do
II. Every body in Morebead seems glad
that the TOlliytrs are Killed, and peace Is
now expected in that unhappy county.
After the fight was over II was found that
Craig TollyeI's brother, little sixteen
year.O'd boy, had several bullet holes
through his clothing. Upon all the posse
getting together II was discovered that only
Ore-DT. Brow n--was wounded. lie Wa
shot in1be thigh, but not badly hurt. The
greatest excitement still prevails, and a
raid Is expected tonight. Squads of the
posse are posted all over the town, aud II
there should he enough Of the ToliyeI
party left 10 bake a tight aoOther bloody
tragedy may be looked for. Craig Tolliycl
leaves a widow AID two little children. Jas
was unmarried. Bud leaves a widow
and one little child. Cooper was unmir.
Tied.
During the TolliyerMartin feud and DO
fore to-day sixteen men have been killed
as follows Solomon Bradley, John Marin
Whit Peliry, Il. Csndeil, Deputy-Sherif
Baumgarien, Marion Keaton, John Davis
Wiley Tolllver, railroad.man nance
Witcher, VIII Logan, Ben Ranborne, JOhI
Day, Floyd TOlliyer, John Is. Logan, W
ii. Logan, and one other. This make
twenty men IN all killed during the ven
dette.
fBy telegraph 70 the Dispatchl
LOUISVILLE, June 20 "A Especial from the
Courier-Joarnnl correspondent who lefi
lest night for Rowan county corroborates
he story VI the bulipg Of tbs three T0l.